Rovers Kean to tie Roberts down

The 32-year-old had been widely expected to leave the club in the summer when his contract expires. Roberts had been at loggerheads with previous manager Sam Allardyce, who had frozen him out of the team. Leicester, QPR, Wigan and several foreign teams had expressed an interest in signing the Grenada international this month. But new Rovers manager Steve Kean wants to retain the services of the experienced marksman. Kean is believed to have been particularly impressed with his professionalism during his stand-off with Allardyce. Roberts made a return to the Rovers side as a second-half substitute in the 2-0 win over West Brom on Sunday, following several weeks out with a hamstring injury.